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HD7409. STALLING DEVICE FOR AU- 'lOBltlTilLllS AND OTHER VEHI- CLES INCASE OF ACCIDENT. Lao ()Bancx. Montclair, t. J. Filed Sept. 27, tall).Serial No. 584,029..

'[0 all. whom it; may concern.

lie it known that I, Lso OBmsx, a citi- '/.cn of the United States,residing at Montelair, in the countv of Essex and State of New Jersey,have invented certain new and useful ln'iprovements in St-alling Devicesfor Automobiles and other Vehicles in Case of Accident, of which thefollowing is a splcilictltiml, reference being bad therein to theaccompanying drawing.

This invention refers to a stalling or halting mechanism for automobilesand other rapidly moving vehicles, the object bein to provide anautomatic and easily-operator. device, so located with respect. to thecar which carries it, that if the car hits an object, said device willimmediately set or a ply the brake and bring the car to a stop. thuspreventing a car which has run down and injured or killed a person, fromrunning away from the deed aml its consequences. to thiekly-popnlatedlocalities it often happens that fast-driven automobiles injure and killpeople on the highway and then attem t to escape by running away andignoring tlie person injured or killed. \Vhen a car is equipped with mystalling device such escape is in] mssible. for the car is quicklystopped. and the driver is thus automatically subjected to arrest.

The invention, therefore. consists essentiallv in the construction.arrangement and combination of parts, substantially as will behereinafter described and claimed.

In the accompanying drawing illustrating my invention, Figure l is awrspcctive view of an automobile prmidcd with my improved stallingdevice. Fig. 2 is a detail side view of the front part of thecar.showinga portion of the. stopping mechanism. Fig. ''l Is an enlarged section ofthe casing of the stalling mechanism and the inner mechani cal parts ofthe same. on the line it. it. of Fig. -l. Fig. 4 is a vertical sectionof lh' came at right angles to the section in Fig. 3.1

lake characters of reference de ignate like parts throughout all theditlcreut tigures of. the drawing.

1 denotes an automobile. car. or other vehiclc. such as is conunoulydriven at high speed. It has rear wheels 2, 2. front whcelsg' ft, 8, andthe usual parts including a steering? wheel 5, on rod 4, and a brakelever 6. On the front of car 1 is suspended at IHo\'- able frame that isadapted to st rikc against anything on the roadway which the wheels 3would be apt to touch. Said friuue is loosely carried in front of wheels3. aml consists of a convenient skeleton arrangement,

including brackets 7, 7, an upper connecting 'rod 10, a frame 8 hung onrod 10 so as to of the car.

be capable of vibration, which frame 8 has a horizontal lower rod 9 thatrules close to the ground and directly in front of wheels 3. This rod .9will collide against, any object that is struck and injured by wheels3,, t or either of them, and the contact 0 auv part of this rod 9 withsaid object will actuate the rod by-causing the latterdo move toward thewheels, that is to say inwardly toward the car.

Pivoted or otherwise loosely connected to rod 9 preferably near the.middle thereof. is a rearwardlv-extcnding longitudinal rod 11, whichprojects under the machine and has its inner end pivoted to the lowerend of a vertical lever 13, that projects upward into a casing 14 thatis secured rigidly on the dashboard 38 or some other part of the car.

Casing or box 14 may varv wulelv ltl :st/.c. shape and location. It istesiguet to coulain certain of the operating parts ol my device, and tobe kept securely closed and locked, and accessible only to somettttlltolized person or otlicial who may be provided with a key. Saidcasing has suitable tlauge 27 for assisting in the attacluneut of thesame to the dashboard 39 or some other part Also casing 14 has a coveror door 28, hinged at .29. 29. aml provided with a look at. 37; andfurther the door 28 is bolted to the casing 14 by several bolts Ito Msay four-which are headed at one end and provided with nuts 31 at theother end.

Inside of casing 14, on one of the walls thereof, is a stud 24 havingmounted loosely thereon a circular plate to having an arm L and providedwith a notch 53 The upper ctul ill of lcvcr I l, that projects intocasing it engages the notch 39. (lo the end of stud ..l is a nut 39 andwasher -lt so that plate to may revolve upon the stud l ltuvstl) lwtwccnwall of casing 14 aml said out and washer. stout spring l 'v fuslltlltl5 and also It serves to draw the plate l5 around n its supporting studso that. the notch 38 will normally rest on the end Qt) of lever lit.

Said lever 13 is fulcrumed on a pin .25, and turns on its fulcrum whenthe rod It moves the lever 13 backward or forward. When the lever 13upholds the plate to in the position shown in Fig. 4 the spring 16 willbe. under tension. and when lever 13 withdraws its support, the spring16 serves to draw the arm .20 over and away from the adjacentwall ofcasing 14. Likewise on the stud 24, and secured to side of ilate 15 is aratchet. wheel 17, having pawl l8 provided with spring 1!). When thespring 16 draws the arm .20 and plate 1!) over. the ratchet l7 fol lowsand is held by pawl l9.

in the side of casing 14 near the fulcrum pin 25 is a fixed t p 11"against which the lever '13 strikes i and arrangement of the parts maybe made when the end 26 of lever 13 enters the notch Also it. will beobserved 39 sutlicieutly far.

that. there is a connection between the rrm 20 and the brake rod 6. Thismay be any suitable device, but I preferably employ a link 21 thatpasses through a hole 22 in, rod 6 and also embraces the arm 20, theends being connected by a bolt 23, and there beiiig pins 35 and 36 inthe arm 20 above and below link 21 to hold the link in place on T thearm with a loose connect-ion.

\Vhen the arm 20 is actuated by the spring 16 it is evii dent that thelink 21 will draw the brake rod 6 forward and set the brake instantlthus stopping and stalling the automobi e until the brake is released.

The casing 14 has an opening at 42 where the lever 13 passes into thecasing, said opening being fitted with an adjustable slotby rigid pinsor screws 32; and casing 14 has also auotheropcning 43 where the link 21msscs through the wall of the casin sait opening being fitted with anadjustab e sliding slotted plate 33 guided by ri id pins or screws 34.These plates 32 and 33 enable the lever 13 and link 21 to adjustthemselves in their movements.

The 0 icration of my improved device will be clear y evident from theforegoing.

The movable front. rod 9 will come into contact with any object in theroadway or elsewhere that ma be struck by the car when in rapid motion,so that if. for examplo, a person be injured b a collision with theautomobile the immediate efl'ect will be to vibrate the front rod 9 andreciprin-ate the rod ll. thereby oscillating lever 13 and releasing therotary plate 1.3. the result being that the brake will be ap ilied andthe machine stalled. iiutil the resu t of the accii dent is known. Sincethe active meclniuieal parts which 0 wrote the brake rod are continod ina lmltctl box. the brake when upin the possession of some authorizedinspector or other ollicial. 'lhus automobile machines may be kept undercomplete responsibility by this method and prevented lawful acts. Thefour olts 30 which act with lock 37 to hold on the cover, give anadditional safeguard, for they can only be parts are replaced, however,in their normal position again, by returning the notched plate 15 to theplace where the lever 13 may again uphold it, a s ring 12 surroundingrod 11 and tensioned vietween a part of the frame and the collar 12 on"rod 1] acts to return rod 11 and front rod 9, as well as the otherparts to their normal position.

from escaping the conse uences of their unremoved with great ditliculty.When thcf plied thereby, cannot be released until after the box is o)(I1t(l. which cannot. be done cX- cept with tie proper key, and thiswill bet Many changes in the exact. construction without departing fromthe invention.

What I claim is z 1. In a device for stalling automobiles and the like,the combination of a suspended front rod, a casing, a detent. thereinfor restraining a brake-applying mechanism. a connection between saiddetent and the front rod, and a ratchet and pawl for bolding thebrake-applying mechanism in position after it acts.

2. In a device for stalling automobiles and the like, the combination ofa suspended front device, a closed casing, a notched plate thereinhaving an arm and supported revolubly, a s ring for retracting said arm,a detaining ever engaging the notched plate, and operated by aconnection with the front device, and means for holding the notchedplate in position after itis shifted ted and perforated sliding plate 32guided by the spring.

3. In a device for stalling automobiles and the like, the combination ofa suspended front frame, a closed casing, a revoliible notched platethcrein,having an arm. a loose connection between said arm and thebrake. lever of the automobile, a spring for retracting said arm, adetaining lever engaging the notched plate, and connections between saiddetaining lever and the suspended front.

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4. In a device for stalling automobiles and the like, the combination ofa front. device arran d to contact with an object struck by an on mobileon the roadway, a casing and means for lo ing and locking the samesecurel vua revolnhle notched plate within said ca ing. a pawl ainlratchet. a spring cuitlttiled to the said phitc. a detent engaging thesaid plate. means whereby the detent is rc lea ed when the tr ut devicestrikes an ohjeet, and means for applying the brakes when the detent isreleased.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

LEO Ol'lltlllN.

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